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Holocaust survivor Freddie Knoller talks about being a young Jewish man during WWII.

In a disarmingly frank interview, Holocaust survivor Freddie Knoller (now in his 90s) tells his personal story of being a young Jewish man during World War II. Speaking directly to camera and accompanied by extensive archive footage, he relives his past and draws on intense memories to navigate the extraordinary adventure of his early life. Freddie's story is a dramatic - and often surprisingly funny - real-life account. It takes us from his family life in 1930s Vienna through the German occupation of Austria and his flight to Belgium. Then on to Nazi-occupied Paris, where Freddie lived and worked in red-light Pigalle, entertaining German officers and socialising with dancing girls, before an interrogation by the Gestapo meant he had to move on again. After a brief spell in the Resistance, the war eventually caught up with him and his life in Auschwitz began.

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Keywords
  • world war two
  • archive footage
  • holocaust survivor
Genres
  • History
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 21, 2015
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English German French
Production companies BBC History Production

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Runtime 59m
Color Color
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